2019-National-Alternative-Break-Survey-Report

National Alternative Break Survey report of the 2018-2019 academic year snapshot of the Movement reporting institutions total survey respondents: 172 alternative break programs Break Away membership chapters 156 (91%) non-chapters 16 (9%) attributes affiliations public 112 schools (65%) multi-campus 29 schools (17%) private 60 (35%) religiously affiliated 17 (9%) Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) 16 (9%) other* (2%) liberal arts 52 (30%) research 55 (32%) four-year 142 (83%) two-year (5%) *AANAPISI or Women’s Institution 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results snapshot of the Movement by the numbers 582 2,676 student executive board members community organizations 345,292 estimated hours of education, orientation, and training 1,082,421 17,170 estimated hours of direct service participants (pre-trip, during trip, and post-trip) 3,002 site leaders 1,882 total trips 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results snapshot of the Movement age of alternative break programs 21 (14%) 26 (18%) age of program 29 (20%) 30 (20%) 13 (9%) 18 (12%) 10 (7%) median age: 15 years oldest reporting program: Merrimack (59 years) number of programs *147 programs reporting 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results 1,882 snapshot of the Movement number of trips by season total trips international domestic 210 trips (11%) 1,658 trips (89%) 95 trips (45%) spring 60 trips (29%) summer 93 trips (6%) fall 142 trips (8%) winter 316 trips (19%) weekend 225 trips (14%) trips (2%) 51 trips (24%) international trip listed as “other” 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results 882 trips (53%) snapshot of the Movement 1,882 trends | type of domestic trips ‘13-’19 percentage of total domestic trips total trips a d e c b (a) spring 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results (b) summer (c) fall (d) winter (e) weekend snapshot of the Movement 1,882 number of trips by program total trips 70 (41%) number of trips 44 (26%) 27 (16%) 10 (6%) (3%) (2%) 11 (6%) number of programs *170 programs reporting 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results 17,170 snapshot of the Movement number of participants by program participants 20 (12%) 40 (24%) number of participants 23 (14%) 17 (10%) 12 (7%) 30 (18%) (5%) (2%) 13 (8%) number of programs *166 programs reporting average number of participants per trip: 9.1 compared to 9.4 in 2017-2018 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results community partnerships 2,676 approach to relationships community organizations we strive to work with a balance of new and return community organizations (59% of programs) 4% 12% 59% 25% we actively pursue long-term relationships with community organizations (25%) we actively pursue new community organization relationships from year to year (12%) no response (4%) 44% returning community partnerships average of 1.4 community organizations per trip 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results community partnerships 2,676 housing partnerships community organizations number of programs using each housing type on-site volunteer housing provided by community organizations 120 (72% of religious/spiritual building 72 (43%) community center (YMCA, city rec center, etc.) 67 (40%) home rental services (Airbnb, VRBO, etc.) 59 (35%) hostel 54 (32%) hotel 54 (32%) campground 54 (32%) homestays (not family, friends, alumni) 21 (13%) private homes (family, friends, alumni) 15 (9%) other (4%) programs) many programs use a combination of housing types *167 programs reporting 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results faculty + staff percentage of programs trends | trip advisors ‘15-’19 a d b c 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results staff + faculty hours per week dedicated to AB staff time commitment 54 (31%) 60 (35%) 21 (12%) 24 (14%) number of programs 13 programs (8%) reported having no staff advisor *172 programs reporting 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results staff + faculty graduate assistant (GA) support professional staff time programs with GAs average GA hours per week no professional staff (11 programs) programs (14%) 15 hours 0-10 hrs/week (54) 11 (20%) 11-20 hrs/week (60) 17 (28%) 14 21-30 hrs/week (21) (33%) 15 31-40 hrs/week (24) (38%) 18 27% of programs are supported by graduate assistants 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results education, orientation, and training 345,292 estimated hours of education, orientation, and training number of programs offering academic credit for: average number of meetings or events participants are required to attend pre-trip post-trip weekend trips 1-4 days 1.8 week-long trips 5+ days 5.4 1.4 curriculum-based alternative breaks 12 programs (7%) site leader training 19 (11%) program participation 13 (7%) *164 programs reporting 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results education, orientation, and training 345,292 estimated hours of education, orientation, and training programs incorporating diversity + social justice curriculum by training type pre-trip curriculum 81 programs (49%) site leader training 57 (34%) program-wide training or event 55 (33%) none of the above 32 (19%) 25 programs (15%) reported incorporating social justice curriculum into all three categories *166 programs reporting 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results alternative break finances average trip costs trips advertised price true cost average subsidy domestic driving $277 $359 20% domestic flying $661 $1,011 29% international $1,071 $1,508 30% *159 programs reporting 76% of programs offer scholarships to participants 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results alternative break finances average cost, in dollars trends | average trip costs ‘13-’19 a b c d e f 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results alternative break finances percentage of programs offering financial aid trends | financial aid ‘13-’19 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results alternative break finances sources of program funding percentage of total program funding participant fees (out-of-pocket deposits due with application) 41.3% office budget (granted through the center that houses the program) 29.4% participant fundraising (program events, campaigns) 8.8% student government 8.7% university administration (office of the president, etc.) 4.3% other 2.8% university endowment 2.7% grants 1.6% corporate donations 0.2% local businesses 0.1% $1,388,172 total fundraised in 2018-2019 *157 programs reporting 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results collaboration across campus top campus partners: 10 academic departments student organizations diversity + inclusion office leadership + scholarship programs campus recreation campus ministry student support services greek life residence life alumni engagement *168 programs reporting 68% of programs are engaging in cross-campus partnerships 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results largest programs school participants trips University of Missouri Columbia 983 139 The Ohio State University 912 76 University of Notre Dame 676 73 Central Michigan University 567 61 University of Delaware (UDaB) 464 29 Rollins College 411 31 University of Michigan 403 47 Florida International University 375 47 Michigan State University 344 27 University of Maryland College Park 338 33 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results percentage of breakers on campus school Rollins College Wartburg College percentage of breakers 20.2% 9% Alma College 8.8% Paideia School 8% University of Notre Dame 7.8% Buena Vista University 7.4% St Norbert College 5.5% Abilene Christian College 5.4% Bowdoin College 4.9% Stonehill College 4.1% 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results THANK YOU to all participating institutions Abilene Christian University Agnes Scott College Aims Community College Alma College American University Appalachian State University Auburn University Aurora University Baldwin Wallace University Bellarmine University Boise State University Boston University Bowdoin College Bowling Green State University Bradley University Buena Vista University California Lutheran University Calvin College Carleton College Central Michigan University Christopher Newport University Clemson University Colby College Colorado State University Community College of Baltimore County Cornell College Dalton State College Denison University Drury University Durham Technical Community College East Carolina University East Tennessee State University Eastern Michigan University Elon University Emory University Florida International University Florida State University Florida Tech Franklin & Marshall College Furman University George Mason University George Washington University Georgia Southern University Georgia Tech Gettysburg College Grand Valley State University Grinnell College Harford Community College Illinois State University Indiana University School of Medicine Iona College 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results IUPUI James Madison University Kansas State University Keene State College Kennesaw State University Kent State University La Salle University Lafayette College Lehman College Lesley University Lewis & Clark College Linfield College Louisiana State University Loyola Marymount University Madison College Marietta College Merrimack College Miami University of Ohio Michigan State University Middlebury College Missouri State University Missouri University of Science and Technology Muhlenberg College Nazareth College New York University Northeastern Illinois University Northeastern University Northern Illinois University Northern Vermont University Nova Southeastern University Old Dominion University Oregon State University Paideia School Penn State Behrend Princeton University Rice University Rollins College Rutgers University Saginaw Valley State University Salt Lake City Community College Sam Houston State University Southern Methodist University Southern New Hampshire University Southern Utah University Southwestern University St Norbert College Stanford University Stevenson University Stonehill College SUNY Brockport SUNY Buffalo State College SUNY Oswego Temple University Texas A&M University Corpus Christi THANK YOU to all participating institutions Texas Tech University Texas Woman’s University University at Buffalo University of Akron University of Alabama Birmingham University of Arizona University of Arkansas Fort Smith University of California Irvine University of California Los Angeles University of California San Diego University of Central Florida University of Central Oklahoma University of Colorado Boulder University of Delaware, UDaB University of Florida University of Georgia University of Idaho University of Iowa University of Kansas University of Kentucky University of Louisville University of Maine University of Maryland College Park University of Massachusetts Boston University of Memphis University of Miami University of Michigan 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results University of Missouri Columbia University of Nevada Las Vegas University of North Alabama University of North Carolina Charlotte University of North Florida University of North Texas University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania University of Rhode Island University of South Carolina Columbia University of South Florida St Petersburg University of South Florida Tampa University of St Thomas University of Tennessee Knoxville University of Texas Arlington University of Texas Austin University of Texas Dallas University of Texas San Antonio University of Utah University of Vermont University of Washington Tacoma University of Wisconsin Madison University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Utah State University Valencia College Virginia Tech Wartburg College Weber State University West Chester University of Pennsylvania Western Illinois University Western Oregon University Whitman College Wichita State University Widener University Wilkes University William & Mary William Peace University Xavier University We appreciate your participation in the national survey Thank you for your dedication to the Movement 2019 National Alternative Break Survey Results